I'm not really sure what to say about these guys, because usually they’ve been dismissed without much consideration. A West Coast rap group that was closely connected to N.W.A., and gets a passing mention when it comes to pioneering the "G-Funk" sound. Their debut record wasn't as in-your-face as N.W.A. but definitely in the conversation. Hello – the lead-off track and single was the Public Enemy-ish "Murder Rap", replete with incessant creepy back-masking. There are a few other tracks in this vein, and then others with a more relaxed sensibility to them, which sets them apart from their so-called brother act, if you really want to make that comparison. Then again, the "Eaze" himself has quite a number of memorable lines on "The Last Song", so I guess that meant there was power in numbers? All in all, it's worth getting hustled at least a few times by this record.
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